Sound Tiger Matt Mangene brings the puck into the offensive zone during the 2nd period of the Soundtigers 5-4 AHL hockey win over the Adirondack Phantoms at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Sunday, March 16, 2014.
Photo: Brian A. Pounds

"After we hadn't scored for two games now, we wanted to try to throw pucks on net, to get people and pucks to the net," forward Andrew Clark said. "We did that early and got one. It was a relief for us."

Clark and linemate Jeremy Langlois had two goals and an assist apiece; for Langlois, the Quinnipiac product acquired in a Wednesday trade, they were his first two AHL goals.

Bridgeport took a 3-0 lead, and the Phantoms could never quite catch up, despite scoring three power-play goals in the second period.

"We got back to the same chapter, back to getting into some penalty trouble," Bridgeport coach Scott Pellerin said. "They capitalized. They made some plays, and all of a sudden they made it into a hockey game."

Clark's and Langlois' second goals both stopped Adirondack's momentum and gave Bridgeport a two-goal lead.

Derek Whitmore's second goal got the Phantoms back into it one last time with 7:10 to go. Bridgeport killed an Antipin penalty soon after and held on at the end, with defenseman Jake Newton (who had two assists, stepping up on the right side) clearing the puck late to preserve the win and cap a long weekend with a victory.

It was the longest since 2004-05, when the team was shut out three games in a row.

The Sound Tigers had three five-on-three power plays in the first period but only scored on one.

That was Langlois' first AHL goal off Alan Quine's setup.

"It's definitely a little bit of a monkey off my back to see it go in," Langlois said.

Clark's first goal made it 3-0, and then the penalty parade began in the other direction. An Andrey Pedan slash led to the Phantoms' first goal. A Joe Finley penalty, working over Ben Holmstrom (who'd thrown a hit on Pedan that knocked the Bridgeport defenseman out of the game), led to another.

Clark scored his second goal 20 seconds later off Langlois' feed and Joey Martin's work.

Then Matt Mangene was given an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty on a faceoff, and the Phantoms needed 12 seconds to score.

Langlois' second made it 5-3 at 4:14 of the third.

Attendance was 4,673.

Pellerin didn't think Pedan's injury was serious, but the rookie, who appeared to be favoring an arm going to the bench, will be evaluated in the coming days.